Arangalage Arnolis Perera vs Kahandawa Arachchige Priyanthi – CA CASE NO. 498/1996-2017

The case between Arangalage Arnolis Perera (Plaintiff-Appellant) and Kahandawa Arachchige Priyanthi (Defendant-Respondent) addressed the issue of whether an appeal filed after the statutory time limit under Section 755(3) of the Civil Procedure Code could be considered timely where the last permissible day for filing fell on a day when the court was closed. It was held that the appeal was filed within the permitted time, reaffirming the principle that when a final day for compliance under a statute falls on a day when the court is closed, the act may be done on the next court day. This decision relied on statutory interpretation, notably Section 755(3) of the Civil Procedure Code and Section 8(1) of the Interpretation Ordinance, and relevant case law, emphasizing that statutory deadlines s